CØDE 03: Re: Code's Resurrection
Several hours passed, as the sunlight touched Masako's face she woke up and jumped from out of her bed. Once she exited her room, she saw Amaya half sleep walking around with a toothbrush in her mouth.
Masako stopped Amaya and started pinching her cheeks, Amaya made a strained expression. She opened her eyes wide and stared at Masako.
"Nee-Chan, what was that for?" Amaya pouted.
"Well you wouldn't wake up, now Amaya-Chan." Masako answered, with a smile. "If you don't hurry you won't make it to school."
Amaya walked into the bathroom with Masako and started washing her face. Masako brushed her teeth, washed her face and fixed her messy hair, after finishing she got dressed in her school uniform.
At the moment she got a message on her phone, once she saw the message her eyes widened. She got all her stuff and ran out the door.
"Nee-Chan, where you going?" Amaya asked, as she ran outside.
As Masako was running into the school she ran straight to Kanda's office. Once she opened the door, she saw, Heike, and the rest of the Code: Breakers. On the bed, Koji lied there in his lost state. After a couple seconds, Amaya jumped into the room through the window.
"Now that we're here, in the short time I've known Koji I realized he wouldn't go lost just like that." Heike declared. "I have our agents scan the area and they located several deactivated bombs. And I also had Akira scan Koji's mind."
"There were two guys there, one covered in bandages. There was also a guy who had Koji's ability and he had some mark on the back of his hand." Akira added.
"Was it that take guy, Yuuta Murakami?" Sora then looked towards Yukihina and asked.
"No, it was some guy with a cross tattooed on his right hand." Akira answered.
Once Akira mentioned the cross tattoo, Heike's eyes widened slightly.
"It's probably Takashi Ikazuchi, Hitomi's and Koji's estranged father." Heike responded. "A very dangerous Power User who Hitomi supposedly judged to become a Code: Breaker."
"You mean Hitomi didn't judge him?" Sora asked.
"No, I was there and I saw Hitomi landing the final blow...I can't fathom how he survived?" Heike answered. "And he couldn't have been broke back, because there wasn't anything left of him."
"Why would Koji's dad, kidnap children only to lure out Koji and make him go lost?" Masako asked, as she looked Koji.
"It was probably a warming, I sensed a couple people outside of the base. But when I went to check it out there was no one there." Yukihina answered. "The fact that they're using the name Re: Code, they're probably going to attack the Code: Breakers."
Amaya, Masako, Akira and Sora wore a stern expression.
"Alright, if you're all going to war against the Re: Codes." Heike declared with a smile. "You'll need to get stronger."
"We don't need training, we're already strong enough to take on anything." Sora responded, with a slight scoff.
"Oh, is that correct Sora-Kun...then would be able to show me?" Heike asked, with a creepy smile.
A cold expression ran down their backs, as Heike smiled creepily at him. Almost like he was planning over what punishment to deal.
"We don't know what the other three. " Amaya stated. "Based off what Sora-Kun said, Yuuta can control gravity. And Takashi has the same power as Koji-Kun."
"If they're really going after us, then they'll..." Masako said, as she looked at Koji again.
Kanda sat down next to Koji, as everyone left the room. But Masako stayed in the room and made a concerned expression.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to him." Kanda declared, with a smile. "That's a promise."
Masako smiled and walked outside of Kanda's office, Kanda stood ready to defend Koji with her life. In the hallway, Masako was becoming more and more concerned for Koji.
"What's wrong Masako-Chan? Ayaka asked, as she sneaked up on her. "You look more nervous than usual."
"Oh, it's nothing Ayaka-Chan. Just got some things on my mind." Masako answered.
"Does this have something to do with Koji-Kun?" Ayaka asked with a cat-like smile.
"WH-What're you walking about. I-I have no idea." Masako answered, with a bright blush.
Masako's face turned completely red once, Ayaka mentioned Koji. She then bumped into a menacing looking sophomore with black hair and blood red eyes. Masako apologized, but he gave her a menacing glare and walked away.
"Yea, that's Shouhei. Though he's just a sophomore like us, he became leader of the Kendo Club his first day of school." Ayaka stated. "Though he has that menacing look on his face, I usually see him feeding and taking care of lost animals."
Masako looked back as she saw Shouhei walking down the halls, still wearing that menacing cold expression. He stopped in the middle of the hallway, and he grin sadistically. Once they made it into class, they both took their seat.
"Hey, I know some good tips if you want to get Koji's attentions." Ayaka stated, as she sat down behind her.
"Uh, that's not necessary. I'd rather not use any indecent tactics." Masako responded with suspicious expression.
"Oh, come on its nothing like..." Ayaka stated.
They heard the sound of shattering glass. Everyone ran outside and saw Shouhei get into an argument with three seniors involved with the Kendo Club.
"What do you mean, you're kicking us out of the Kendo Club?!"
"We've been in the club longer than you!"
"You little shit, don't think just because..."
Shouhei then started laughing to himself, his laughter could be heard around the entire hallway.
"You three are weak. Before I joined the club you guys lost every match." Shuhei declared, in a monotone. "You're even weaker than the freshmen who're just joining."
"What'd you say, ugh we're going to!"
The three of them together charged at Shouhei, he smiled and in the blink of an eye he took down all three senior. The tallest one aimed for Shouhei's face, but he caught his punch and started twisting his arm.
The senior started shouting in pain, all the students watching became petrified in fear.
"That's enough Shouhei. Do you want to get suspended again?" A familiar voice asked.
Shouhei turned his head and clicked his tongue, at the teen. Sora who was in another classroom walked outside, he turned his head and saw who told Shouhei to stop.
Yuuta Murakami!" Sora thought, as he gritted his teeth.
Yuuta walked towards Shouhei, dressed in the schools uniform. Yuuta placed his hand on Shouhei's shoulder, Shouhei narrowed his eyes and let go of the senior's arm. He scoffed and walked away in the large crowd of student, out of fear the student got out of his way.
Yuuta scratched his head, he glanced in the crowd and saw Sora looking at him. With a cocky grin he waved at Sora with a smile on his face. Sora's was driven into subtle anger, he gritted his teeth and walked back to his class.
Masako saw his expression and she immediately knew who that guy was. The one who attacked him last night was the senior standing in front of them. At Heisei Gakuin High School, Amaya was half asleep in biology class during the teacher's lecture.
Sitting next to her was Akira who was reading poetry in class. The teacher then started becoming agitated by Amaya's sleeping and Akira's reciting poetry in class.
"Amaya stop sleeping in class! And Akira stop reciting your poems in class!" The teacher shouted.
Amaya woke up and started yawning and rubbing her eyes.
"Iwasaki-Sensei you got that problem wrong." Amaya stated, with a half-sleep expression.
The class started laughing, as the teacher examined the chalkboard.
"Amaya, would you like to write it down?" Mr. Iwasaki asked.
Amaya groaned she stood up and took a piece of chalk, with no issue she completed the entire problem while she wore her half-sleep expression. Akira laughed to himself, as the bell rang Amaya immediately walked outside forgetting her belongings.
Akira picked up her backpack, catching up to her. Once Akira caught up to Amaya, he placed her bag over her.
"Thanks, Akira-Kun." Amya said.
"Amaya-Chan, I really wish you'd be more observant of your surroundings." Akira responded. "You are one of the only student who in all Advance Placement Classes"
Both of them started sensing a subtle killing intent directed towards them.
"You felt it too didn't you?" Amaya asked. "At Nee-Chan's school, the Re: Code Sora fought was there."
"There's also another there, also one at out own school." Akira answered. "Don't worry, your Nee-Chan and the others should be alright. The Rare Kind Serum surrounding the school, keeps Power Users abilities in check. Plus Kanda's there watching them."
In the shadows, someone smiled wide as they heard their discussion. In his eyes were cold killing intent. In their pocket something started ringing, they pulled it out as soon as they read the message they smiled wider.
In the city Takashi was sitting in next to a café. Sitting next to him was a man in his late thirties with black hair and red eyes, wearing a biker's outfit.
"Now what does our leader want us to do now?" The man asked, as he lit a cigarette.
"For our true goal, we need to eliminate the new Code: Breakers." Takashi responded, with a smile. "That means causing as much trouble as we can."
The biker man looked into the sky, he blew his cigarette smoke in the air. As he blew outwards, five of the buildings in that area exploded.
"Ryochi Chiba, Re: Code 03."
As everyone were running away panicking the Takashi smiled and said. Ryochi bit down on the cigarette and he started laughing sadistically. More and more buildings started exploded and catching on fire. Out of nowhere, fog covered most of the area.
And the flames were put out with water, walking through the fog stood two shadowy figures.
"No, your little outbursts makes our jobs much more difficult." One of them closed a book and said.
"Don't bother, these two can only be stopped by force." A cold voice stated.
Walking completely from the fog was both Heike and Yukihina.
"Now if it isn't the Wonder and his little pet." Takashi smiled wide and said.
"I was looking forward to killing you two." Ryochi added.
As the fog settled all four of them vanished, while the policemen were evacuating the citizens. At Kibou High School during lunch period, news of the incident reached the other students. The students started conversing to each other.
"What happened in the city?!"
"Was there a gas leak?!"
"I hope no one was injured."
Masako and Sora was in Kanda's office eating lunch, with Koji still lost.
"That fog must've been caused by Yukihina-San and Heike-San." Kanda stated, as she looked at the news. "The Re: Codes must be inside of the city."
"Tsk, what're those guys doing? They're involving innocent people into this." Sora asked.
"They're trying to get the Code: Breaker's attention. Masako answered. "But can we really fight against...?"
At the moment they started to hear someone yawning, Koji stood up and started stretching.
"Master, you aren't lost anymore." Kanda said, with a smile.
"Nah, I'm awake." Koji responded. But my powers aren't."
Masako smiled and hugged Koji out of relief, he smiled and blushed slightly. Masako noticed what she was doing, she stepped back with a huge blush on her face and handed Koji a bento box. As he was eating Kanda and the others informed Koji about what was happening.
"I guess my old man and his group are stirring up trouble." Koji stated, with a slight yawn.
"Koji what exactly do you know about your dad?" Sora asked.
"Not much, my mom never talked about him much. When I asked if I had an older brother, she told me he went missed when he was 16." Koji answered, as he looked out the window. "A year later she was sent an envelope with money in it, and she immediately knew who it was."
"What Mother's Intuition?" Sora joked.
"No, he left her a bunch of clues in the letter. Leading her to a bunch of odd places." Koji answered.
"Yea, that sounds exactly like him." Kanda responded.
Koji then jumped out of the bed, and he smacked his fist on the palm of his hand.
"I'm going to be the one who passes justice on my old man." Koji stated, with a smirk on his face.
Everyone in the room smiled as the bell rang for school to end, Koji stood up and slipped his shoes on, walking out the door.
"Master, where are you going?" Kanda asked.
"To Kendo Club I signed up yesterday afterschool." Koji answered.
"Careful that sociopath is the leader." Sora stated.
"Oh, you mean Yoshida-Senpai." Koji responded with a straight face. "Really we got a long my first day sighing up."
Sora scratched his head and walked outside of Kanda's office. Masako followed him, but before Koji left he waved goodbye to Kanda. She waved back with a generous smile on her face. Koji started walking towards the Kendo Club.
Once he walked in he saw Shouhei fighting against a large number of members without his gear on. Even if the other members had the numbers, Shouhei had the skill and the ruthlessness. He took down all of them without a single wound on his body.
Shouhei breathed outwards, wearing a bored and emotionless expression.
"Hey, Koji-Kun. Would you mind going a couple rounds to me?" Shouhei asked, with a smile.
"Sure, thing Yoshida-Senpai." Koji responded.
Koji grabbed one of the practice swords and stepped in the middle of the stage. Both him and Shouhei, looked at each other with determination in their eyes. Both of them then charged at each slashing at each other, both wooden swords were clashing at each.
Shouhei spun around and aimed for Koji's legs, but Koji jumped up and dodged the attack. He took his sword and slashed downwards at full force. Shouhei blocked the attack with his sword, but once both practice swords collided they broke.
Every other member was surprised that there was someone who can fight Shouhei. Both of them threw their swords in the air, and both of them butted fist.
"Man, where'd you learn to fight like that?" Shouhei asked, with a smile.
Once Shouhei asked that, an obscured image of Rei popped into his head in his hand was a real katana.
[What's wrong Koji? I thought you wanted to learn how to use a katana.] Rei's voice echoed in his head.
"I had a very strict teacher, he taught me everything about a katana." Koji answered, with a nervous smirk.
"Really, I was always good at using a katana." Shouhei stated. "My family even started training me when I was old enough to hold a bottle."
Shouhei's face turned saddened, but he shook it off and picked up another practice sword. Koji noticed his expression, but he ignored it and both continued practicing. Once Kendo Practice was done, Koji left the school with his heads in his pocket.
Shuhei was on the roof, watching him with a menacing scowl. Shouhei's cellphone started ringing in his pocket, he pulled it out and smirk.
"What do you want?" Koji asked, with a cold tone. "Yea, sure it sounds like fun."
Running through the street were a group of gun wielding men, they were being followed by Masako. As they turned around to look for their pursuer, their hands were shaking out of fear. Masako appeared over them with blood dripping from her hand and a crimson scythe was crystallized from her blood.
"Eye for an Eye, Tooth for a Tooth, and a Crimson Punishment for Evil." Masako declared.
The men turned around and started firing off several rounds at her, with quick reflexes Masako was able to block some of the bullets and slice them apart. Masako charged at them and was preparing to land the final blow.
"Don't move! Move and I'll kill this kid!"
Masako turned around and saw Shouhei being held at gunpoint, as she saw his confused and helpless expression. The crimson scythe turned back into blood and went back inside of her body through the wound on her hand.
"Since you can't take me on yourself, you decided to take a hostage." Masako stated, with a glare. "Corwards."
"We're just doing whatever it takes to survive. Even if it mean…" The man responded.
At that moment, Shouhei's terrified expression started shifting to amused and hysterical. Masako started feeling an ominous aura and killing intent coming from him.
"I'm sorry, I really though I could pull off the helpless expression." Shuhei stated, as he placed his hand over his face. "But, I guess someone like me can't pull it off."
Shuhei turned his hand around and placed his two fingers together.
"Don't move, or I'll shoot!"
Shuhei smirked evilly and snapped his fingers, a trail of blood touched his cheek and something fell on the ground. The gunmen looked down and saw his hand was on the ground with the gun still in it.
Masako's eyes widened as the blood from the man's hands started leaking out onto the ground. The gunmen kneeled on the ground started shouting in agony, but Shouhei started laughing manically. The man next to Masako aimed his gun at Shouhei and pulled the trigger.
In a split second, Shouhei drew a straight down line in the air with his finger and the bullets were slip in half. Shuhei snapped his fingers again, and the men around them were all sliced into pieces.
Though Masako seen the cruel deaths of many people, but in that instance Masako never felt such an incredible level of killing intent.
"What's wrong Masako-Chan?" Shouhei asked, as he glanced over towards her. "Or do you prefer being called Code: 05, Masako Hayashi? Or would you like me to call you Princess Himura?"
Masako gritted her teeth, at that name she quickly bit her finger blood started dripping from her finger. Masako waved her arm from left to right, blood was send out from her arm.
"Crimson Rain."
The blood then shaped as small needles, and all of the bloody needles were aimed at Shouhei from all sides. Shouhei sighed and he sliced the bloody needles into pieces, as he clicked his tongue.
"What's wrong Code: 05?" Shouhei asked. "Why don't you show me your families Crimson Paradox?"
"Who exactly are you, Shouhei?" Masako asked, as she gritted her teeth. "And how do you know my family?"
"Re: Code 04, Shouhei Yoshida."
In an instant, Shouhei appeared in front of her with his hand in front of her face. A gleam of white light, appeared in his hand similar to the glint off a katana. Masako placed her hand in front of her face attempted to bright her wrist.
But before any of them could make a move, three shadows sprinted towards them. In seconds, one person grabbed Shouhei's hand, the second placed his free hand in a joint lock and the last person surrounded him in spears of ice.
Shouhei looked around and saw Amaya her her arms up, Koji gripping his hand and Sora placing him in a joint lock.
"Sorry about cutting it a bit close there Masako-San." Akira said, as he walked towards them. "But we were able to find something about your fellow classmate, Re: Code 04."
"Really I thought it was pretty obvious." Shouhei smiled and said.
"Yoshida-Senpai, why're you doing this?" Koji asked.
"Because, normal humans are pathetic their very existence is a calamity." Shouhei answered. "Why should Power Users live our lives in the shadows, becoming test subjects for scientists and slaves for the government."
"That's no reason for your actions." Koji stated.
"Then what was your brother to you?" Shouhei asked, with a smirk. "You brother Hitomi the so called Ace of the Code: Breaker. Holding all of Japan hostage at Sky Tower and killing several with bombs."
Koji glared at his comment, at that moment the five of them felt a strange wind. Without hesitation they jumped out of the way, a flashing white light slashed their clothing. Sora skidded off the ground, he fired off a large blast of wind.
Shuhei effortlessly slashed his hand in the air, and sliced Sora's attack apart. While Shuhei smiled at Sora's attempt, water started forming around him. In a second a large number of water lances were all flung at him.
Shuhei dodged each of them effortlessly, but some of them slightly cut Shuhei's body. In a second Masako appeared in front of him with a scythe created from her crystallized blood. She slashed downwards slightly wounding Shuhei's body, Shuhei stepped back with great force.
At that moment Akira wrapped a glowing blue lasso wrapped around his leg and pulled him in. Shuhei gritted his teeth and prepared to slice the rope apart, but his special power wouldn't cut it. Everyone then started hearing large amounts of electricity being released into the air.
Koji fired off a jolt of electricity speeding towards Shouhei, but several vines surrounded Shouhei body redirecting the attack upwards.
"I didn't need your help, Re: Code 05!" Shouhei declared.
A women wearing a hoody appeared next to him, holding their hand up. Severa
"You were about to lose." Re: Code 05 answered.
The ground started shaking shooting from the ground vines surrounded Koji and the others, Sora gathered wind around his hand and sliced apart all of the vines instantly. But once they looked again, they saw that both of the Re: Codes were gone.
At a separate location, Shouhei pushed Re: Code 05 against a wall and held her up by her neck and started choking her with one hand.
"Why, the hell did you get in my way?!" Shouhei asked.
Code-05 gripped Shouhei's wrist, his grip on her neck started increasing and she started losing consciousness.
"Let go of her, Shouhei!" Yuuta demanded, as he appeared next to him.
Shouhei dropped Re: Code 05, she started breathing heavily gasping for breath.
"Now, now Shouhei-Kun." A dark and familiar voice said.
This person's voice frightened both of them to their very core. Both Takeshi and Ryochi arrived both of them were covered injuries and their clothing were tattered and ruined.
"Those two were stronger than we thought." Takeshi stataed, with a smile.
He walked towards Re: Code 05, and bent down in front of her with a smile on his face.
"Now, my lovely 05 can you do take down Code breaker's 05?" Takeshi asked.
He started patting her on the head, Re: Code 05 shook her head in agreement.
"That's excellent, because…" Takeshi responded.
He picked up Re: Code 05 by her throat and started choking her, this struck fear in the other four Re: Codes.
"Because of you fail, I'm going to give you more injuries than when I found you." Takeshi declared coldly.
He threw her on the ground, on Re: Code 05' arms were several healed injuries running down her arms and legs.
"Y-Yes, sir." Re: Code responded, terrified.